530i vs A6
01-07-2005 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 4 2005, 04:16 PM
[quote name='browellm' date='Jan 4 2005, 07:59 AM']Sorry, I have only just stopped laughing that you thought Audi was French. 
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Dunno, it just sounded that way (audi... au is a french word, but di is italian
). Honestly I have no idea how I came to that conclusion.-The Pentium Guy
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[/quote]AUDI is not italian. It's Latin! In english it means: "hear!" (with exclamation mark). Before the war the company called itself Auto Union and built great luxury liners with the name "Horch". Now "horch" is an other german word for "hear!". After the war, the compony "Auto Union" stopped production, and came together with Volkswagen VW. In the late 60ies I think, they came to the conclusion to start building cars again. But they didn't want to use the old brand "Horch" again and used the abbreviation AUDI for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt that coincidentally was also the latin word for "Horch"!
Just a little history ...
01-07-2005 | 03:57 AM
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IMHO, Audi is still the leader in AWD technology. There have also been numerous comments on the net & press that Audi's "I Drive Clone" is more intuitive and easier to operate than BMW's version. So while I agree with a number of your comments (Guest), I don't think Audi is a far away as you suggest from MB & BMW. I think Audi's biggest issues are improving reliability (similar to BMW), residuals/perceived value and dealer body. All major items in my book.
I didn't help that Audi had a stale product line which has since improved with the new A8 and A6. If the A6 has significant issues in its 1st year, however, Audi will have a hard time closing the gap. I also question Audi's pricing (new A6 and A8), starting to close the gap b/w BMW and MB. The gap still exists, but it has declined. As a result, BMW and MB are better values, particularly when you lease.
I prefer the way the 5 series drives over the A6, but they are both good vehicles. One concentrates more on driving dynamics while the other is more luxury focused.
I didn't help that Audi had a stale product line which has since improved with the new A8 and A6. If the A6 has significant issues in its 1st year, however, Audi will have a hard time closing the gap. I also question Audi's pricing (new A6 and A8), starting to close the gap b/w BMW and MB. The gap still exists, but it has declined. As a result, BMW and MB are better values, particularly when you lease.
I prefer the way the 5 series drives over the A6, but they are both good vehicles. One concentrates more on driving dynamics while the other is more luxury focused.
01-07-2005 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mkoehler' date='Jan 7 2005, 06:59 AM
[quote name='The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 4 2005, 04:16 PM'][quote name='browellm' date='Jan 4 2005, 07:59 AM']Sorry, I have only just stopped laughing that you thought Audi was French.
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Dunno, it just sounded that way (audi... au is a french word, but di is italian
). Honestly I have no idea how I came to that conclusion.-The Pentium Guy
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[/quote]AUDI is not italian. It's Latin! In english it means: "hear!" (with exclamation mark). Before the war the company called itself Auto Union and built great luxury liners with the name "Horch". Now "horch" is an other german word for "hear!". After the war, the compony "Auto Union" stopped production, and came together with Volkswagen VW. In the late 60ies I think, they came to the conclusion to start building cars again. But they didn't want to use the old brand "Horch" again and used the abbreviation AUDI for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt that coincidentally was also the latin word for "Horch"!
Just a little history ...
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[/quote]Hi,
Wrong glass sir!!! Audi in Latin means "to listen."
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01-07-2005 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by CVTBenhogan' date='Jan 7 2005, 10:33 AM
[quote name='mkoehler' date='Jan 7 2005, 06:59 AM'][quote name='The Pentium Guy' date='Jan 4 2005, 04:16 PM'][quote name='browellm' date='Jan 4 2005, 07:59 AM']Sorry, I have only just stopped laughing that you thought Audi was French.
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Dunno, it just sounded that way (audi... au is a french word, but di is italian
). Honestly I have no idea how I came to that conclusion.-The Pentium Guy
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[/quote]AUDI is not italian. It's Latin! In english it means: "hear!" (with exclamation mark). Before the war the company called itself Auto Union and built great luxury liners with the name "Horch". Now "horch" is an other german word for "hear!". After the war, the compony "Auto Union" stopped production, and came together with Volkswagen VW. In the late 60ies I think, they came to the conclusion to start building cars again. But they didn't want to use the old brand "Horch" again and used the abbreviation AUDI for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt that coincidentally was also the latin word for "Horch"!
Just a little history ...
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[/quote]Hi,
Wrong glass sir!!! Audi in Latin means "to listen."
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[/quote]I think that's what he meant when he said "Hear" with an exclamation mark. The German "Horch" means "Listen!" in Latin, which is "Audi".
01-07-2005 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mkoehler' date='Jan 7 2005, 12:59 PM
AUDI is not italian. It's Latin! In english it means: "hear!" (with exclamation mark). Before the war the company called itself Auto Union and built great luxury liners with the name "Horch". Now "horch" is an other german word for "hear!". After the war, the compony "Auto Union" stopped production, and came together with Volkswagen VW. In the late 60ies I think, they came to the conclusion to start building cars again. But they didn't want to use the old brand "Horch" again and used the abbreviation AUDI for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt that coincidentally was also the latin word for "Horch"!
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Horch is the name of the founder.
01-08-2005 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jan 7 2005, 04:02 PM
[quote name='mkoehler' date='Jan 7 2005, 12:59 PM']AUDI is not italian. It's Latin! In english it means: "hear!" (with exclamation mark). Before the war the company called itself Auto Union and built great luxury liners with the name "Horch". Now "horch" is an other german word for "hear!". After the war, the compony "Auto Union" stopped production, and came together with Volkswagen VW. In the late 60ies I think, they came to the conclusion to start building cars again. But they didn't want to use the old brand "Horch" again and used the abbreviation AUDI for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt that coincidentally was also the latin word for "Horch"!
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Just a little history ...
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Horch is the name of the founder.
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[/quote]Exactly! Thats what I meant: "listen!" is the better word. (i'm Swiss
) And you are right. I forgot to mention that Horch was the founder's name. Thank You!
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